In praise of soft science

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US National Science Foundation has awarded Alan T. Waterman, a sociologist at New York University, for its specialization in the detailed study of economic outcomes among underprivileged groups. Research agencies in the United States are supporting more social scientists like him as their work could potentially make a valuable contribution to the study of important societal problems.

Achievements and awards, United States. National Science Foundation, New York University, Waterman, Alan T.

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Hopes rise as head named for troubled conservation center

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Ecologists Graham Watkins is named executive director of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), the scientific authority in the Galapagos archipelago. Observers hope he would bring some much-needed stability to the islands' conservation effort.

Political organizations, Environmental Protection Groups, Environmental associations, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Watkins, Graham

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In the spotlight

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Bonnie Bassler describes the way science molded her interests into various scientific fields. She is a professor in the molecular biology department at Princeton University.

College teachers, College faculty, Interview, Princeton University, Bassler, Bonnie

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